PRESS RELEASES

On February 14, regime-controlled tabloids published articles filled with disinformation, accusing Jelena Jovanović, Operations Manager of the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP), of orchestrating local protests allegedly funded through BCSP projects. These accusations are entirely unfounded and represent yet another attempt to criminalise civil society in Serbia.

Since the beginning of the student protests in Serbia, we have publicly and unequivocally supported all their demands. The loss of innocent lives in the collapse of the train station canopy in Novi Sad on November 1st last year deeply shook us, as did the violence we are witnessing and the actions of institutions that, instead of fulfilling their duties, are using various manoeuvres to suppress the student movement.

Civil society in Serbia strongly condemns the targeting of Maja Stojanović and Dragan Popović by the President of the Republic of Serbia, which has directly led to new threats and intimidation through pro-government tabloids.

The Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) strongly condemns the Serbian authorities’ misuse of digital technologies for surveillance of citizens, as detailed in the Amnesty International report "Digital Prison: Surveillance and Repression of Civil Society in Serbia."

This November, the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) hosted the third annual Belgrade Security Conference, an event that has grown into a cornerstone for discussing pressing global and regional issues. This year’s conference saw record participation, with over 600 attendees, 80 distinguished panelists, and representation from more than 40 regional and European media outlets.

From numerous applicants, the six best interns who joined the BCBP team as the XXIX generation were selected, starting on October 1, 2024.

On 27 September at the Envoy Conference, the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) hosted a roundtable to discuss the challenges faced by Russian, Ukrainian, and Belarusian expats living in Serbia.

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A large number of unfounded detentions and arrests of citizens in recent weeks have been accompanied by propaganda against alleged foreign mercenaries who, in the interest of hostile foreign countries, are said to be undermining the state order. The goal of such manipulations, propagated by government representatives and media controlled by it, is to justify repression against political dissenters and to deter citizens from participating in legitimate and legal protests through fear.

The Belgrade Centre for Security Policy strongly condemns the physical attack on Vuk Cvijić, an investigative journalist and member of the Civil Committee for the protection of human rights defenders and whistleblowers of the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy.

Under the title “Albania and the Western Balkans in the EU by 2030: Tackling the Obstacles Ahead”, the third in a series of BSC Leaders Meetings events took place in Tirana, Albania on Friday, May 17, 2024.

From April 21st to 26th, 2024, Bečići, Montenegro became a hub for fostering peace and dialogue as it hosted the second Regional Peacebuilding Academy.